11/03/1965 | Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/10/1966 | Named the #4 prospect in the ABBA |
04/25/1966 | Wins the AA AA Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1966 | Wins the AA AA Batter of the Month Award. |
07/04/1966 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1966 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
08/15/1966 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
11/20/1966 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/10/1967 | Named the #3 prospect in the ABBA |
04/26/1967 | Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week. |
05/01/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
05/08/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/29/1967 | Was selected to the 1967 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/14/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1967 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/19/1967 | Wins the 1967 ABBA NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
11/02/1967 | Finished 3rd in 1967 ABBA NL Jack Roosevelt Robinson Award voting. |
11/18/1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
08/08/1968 | Injured on 08/06/1968, diagnosed with a separated shoulder, will miss 6 weeks. |
11/18/1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
12/28/1968 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $33,000,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/19/1969 | Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/07/1969 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1969 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/04/1969 | Goes 0-4 against the Chicago Whales, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
09/17/1969 | Injured on 09/15/1969, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 7 weeks. |
10/29/1969 | Wins the 1969 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5). |
06/03/1970 | Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/17/1970 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/15/1970 | Injured on 09/13/1970, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 5 weeks. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (6). |
09/12/1971 | Injured on 09/10/1971, diagnosed with a bruised ankle, is day-to-day. |
09/27/1971 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/26/1971 | Wins the 1971 World Series MVP Award. |
10/27/1971 | Wins the 1971 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
10/31/1971 | Wins the 1971 ABBA NL Playoff MVP. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/12/1972 | Injured (Bruised finger), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/29/1972 | Was selected to the 1972 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/29/1972 | Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
09/01/1972 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/04/1972 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/27/1972 | Wins the 1972 ABBA NL The Splinter Hardware at LF. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/08/1973 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Chicago Federals, with 2 RBI and 1 runs scored. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/19/1974 | Injured on 06/17/1974, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 5 weeks. |
08/12/1974 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
09/09/1974 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/26/1974 | Wins the 1974 ABBA NL Splinter at 1B. |
12/20/1974 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $27,750,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 5 (5). |
06/29/1975 | Was selected to the 1975 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/28/1975 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1975 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/25/1975 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/22/1975 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/24/1975 | Wins the 1975 World Series MVP Award. |
10/25/1975 | Wins the 1975 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
10/27/1975 | Wins the 1975 ABBA NL Playoff MVP. |
10/27/1975 | Wins the 1975 ABBA NL Splinter at 1B. |
10/28/1975 | Injured (Gluteus strain), out for 2 weeks. |
11/09/1975 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/24/1976 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/11/1976 | Was selected to the 1976 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/06/1977 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/10/1977 | Was selected to the 1977 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/26/1977 | Wins the 1977 ABBA NL Ozzie at 1B. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (6). |
05/05/1978 | Injured (Bruised elbow), day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/17/1978 | Injured on 07/16/1978, diagnosed with a knee sprain, is day-to-day. |
07/31/1978 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/13/1978 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
08/26/1978 | Hits his 300th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association home run! |
10/26/1978 | Finished 3rd in 1978 ABBA NL Playoff MVP voting. |
10/26/1978 | Wins the 1978 ABBA NL Ozzie at 1B. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (6). |
05/13/1979 | Scores his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association run! |
05/19/1979 | Collects his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association RBI! |
06/09/1979 | Injured (Strained Achilles tendon), day-to-day for one week. |
10/01/1979 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/23/1980 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
12/24/1980 | Drafted in the 1980 expansion draft from the Birmingham Black Barons by the Chicago American Giants (Round 15, Pick 2, 58th overall pick). |
12/24/1980 | Released by the Chicago American Giants. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
03/30/1981 | Injured on 03/28/1981, diagnosed with knee inflammation, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/30/1982 | Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/28/1982 | Collects his 2500th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
10/02/1983 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Chicago American Giants organization. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
08/26/1984 | Hits his 400th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association home run! |
09/03/1984 | Released by the Chicago American Giants. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1972 | 157 | 3 | 1975 | 162 | 1 | 1976 | 159 | 4 | 1977 | 162 | 1 | 1978 | 162 | 1 | 1979 | 161 | 1 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1967 | 689 | 10 | 1972 | 699 | 2 | 1975 | 727 | 3 | 1976 | 698 | 6 | 1977 | 712 | 5 | 1978 | 708 | 6 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1967 | 619 | 7 | 1972 | 608 | 6 | 1975 | 663 | 3 | 1976 | 638 | 6 | 1977 | 625 | 7 | 1978 | 627 | 8 | 1979 | 627 | 8 | 1983 | 603 | 10 | | Year | H | Rank | 1967 | 190 | 2 | 1969 | 176 | 10 | 1972 | 180 | 4 | 1973 | 192 | 4 | 1975 | 214 | 3 | 1976 | 197 | 5 | 1977 | 181 | 9 | 1978 | 177 | 8 | 1979 | 183 | 8 | 1983 | 173 | 7 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1967 | 306 | 4 | 1972 | 298 | 6 | 1973 | 285 | 7 | 1975 | 375 | 3 | 1976 | 296 | 5 | 1977 | 313 | 4 | 1978 | 296 | 6 | 1979 | 310 | 6 | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1967 | 32 | 4 | 1969 | 36 | 4 | 1972 | 30 | 7 | 1973 | 32 | 6 | 1975 | 37 | 4 | 1976 | 45 | 3 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1972 | 28 | 8 | 1974 | 29 | 10 | 1975 | 40 | 7 | 1977 | 33 | 3 | 1978 | 27 | 7 | 1979 | 31 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1967 | 84 | 10 | 1972 | 108 | 4 | 1975 | 103 | 6 | 1977 | 92 | 8 | 1978 | 104 | 2 | 1979 | 103 | 5 | | Year | R | Rank | 1967 | 91 | 8 | 1972 | 96 | 5 | 1973 | 89 | 7 | 1975 | 107 | 6 | 1977 | 85 | 10 | 1978 | 90 | 5 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1972 | 74 | 5 | 1977 | 60 | 9 | 1978 | 65 | 7 | |
Year | IBB | Rank | 1968 | 4 | 9 | 1972 | 13 | 1 | 1975 | 6 | 6 | 1976 | 10 | 2 | 1977 | 6 | 4 | 1978 | 23 | 1 | | Year | HP | Rank | 1967 | 10 | 7 | 1972 | 10 | 6 | 1973 | 17 | 3 | 1975 | 11 | 7 | 1977 | 22 | 2 | 1978 | 11 | 5 | 1979 | 13 | 4 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1967 | 6 | 6 | 1968 | 7 | 8 | 1971 | 7 | 4 | 1972 | 6 | 3 | 1973 | 7 | 1 | 1975 | 8 | 4 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1967 | 61 | 7 | 1969 | 62 | 6 | 1972 | 60 | 6 | 1975 | 79 | 3 | 1976 | 64 | 5 | 1977 | 65 | 6 | 1978 | 60 | 7 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1967 | .307 | 3 | 1969 | .319 | 7 | 1972 | .296 | 6 | 1973 | .321 | 2 | 1974 | .325 | 3 | 1975 | .323 | 4 | 1976 | .309 | 3 | |
Year | OBP | Rank | 1967 | .368 | 7 | 1969 | .375 | 9 | 1972 | .378 | 5 | 1973 | .393 | 2 | 1974 | .375 | 5 | 1975 | .371 | 8 | 1976 | .361 | 4 | 1977 | .369 | 6 | 1978 | .358 | 7 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1967 | .494 | 8 | 1969 | .522 | 6 | 1973 | .477 | 7 | 1974 | .556 | 3 | 1975 | .566 | 6 | 1976 | .464 | 10 | 1977 | .501 | 6 | 1978 | .472 | 7 | 1979 | .494 | 9 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1967 | 110.16 | 8 | 1972 | 111.28 | 4 | 1973 | 113.38 | 3 | 1975 | 135.93 | 3 | 1976 | 101.42 | 9 | 1977 | 116.77 | 3 | 1978 | 102.89 | 4 | 1979 | 107.90 | 8 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1967 | 6.52 | 10 | 1969 | 6.78 | 6 | 1972 | 6.59 | 7 | 1973 | 7.12 | 3 | 1974 | 7.57 | 4 | 1975 | 7.73 | 6 | 1977 | 6.77 | 4 | 1978 | 5.80 | 7 | 1979 | 6.28 | 9 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1969 | .203 | 10 | 1972 | .194 | 10 | 1974 | .231 | 7 | 1975 | .243 | 8 | 1977 | .211 | 5 | 1978 | .190 | 7 | 1979 | .203 | 10 | |
Year | WOBA | Rank | 1967 | .374 | 8 | 1969 | .387 | 4 | 1972 | .367 | 10 | 1973 | .382 | 3 | 1974 | .399 | 2 | 1975 | .396 | 6 | 1976 | .353 | 10 | 1977 | .377 | 3 | 1978 | .344 | 8 | 1979 | .369 | 9 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1967 | .862 | 8 | 1969 | .896 | 3 | 1972 | .868 | 7 | 1973 | .869 | 5 | 1974 | .931 | 3 | 1975 | .937 | 5 | 1976 | .825 | 8 | 1977 | .870 | 4 | 1978 | .830 | 6 | 1979 | .846 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1973 | 5.1 | 7 | 1977 | 4.8 | 6 | | | |